An Open Letter To Any Employee Who Has Ever Discovered She’s Smarter Than Her Boss
Several years ago, the Wall Street Journal marketed subscriptions to their newspaper by relating a simple story to would-be subscribers. The story went like this. 25 years ago, two friends graduated from the same college and they both went to work for the same company. Twenty five years later, one is a Division Manager while […]
What Has Fear Cost You?
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” – Joseph Campbell. In 1997, I was a man poised to become a history-maker. The rate at which my financial business had grown made it necessary for me to be able to scale our technology beyond the scope of paper files in an office. […]
Setting Priorities: How to Keep First Things First
Years ago, I read Stephen Covey’s famed book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and the very first habit was, by far, the most important to me. Be proactive. But I also recognize that in order to be proactive AND effective, we must also learn to put first things first by setting priorities.
How to Have Success in the Next 24 Hours
Yesterday, I asked my 17 year-old son this question: “What is the one thing that every human being has in common?” He did not have an answer for me and after several long seconds of silence, I gave him the answer. “24 hours.” Every human being has 24 hours a day. Most of us have […]
Routine or Rut?
Are you living life as it comes or is life passing you by? Life goes by fast. This is true whether you are an employee or self-employed. I remember being an employee and watching my days go by and my kids get older without my permission. Now, as a self-employed individual, I sometimes catch myself […]
Motherhood, Work and the Real Estate Business: Doing it All
Why It’s Important for You to do All Three I want to get at least 500 women actively working and making money in the real estate business over the course of the next year. Why? Because I believe GIC Deal Finders presents women with the perfect opportunity to increase their earning power without sacrificing their […]
SELLING MAKES THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND
“Nothing happens ’til something is sold” If you are not selling something to someone, then some is trying to sell you something. That’s what the world is all about. So what are you selling today? Or are you just going to sit around and let the world sell you everything and not sell anything to […]
How to Get Nothing Less Than Exactly What You Want
Okay, new real estate investors. It’s the middle of the third quarter of 2014 and I’m wondering what goals you set for yourself this year that you have yet to reach. You did set goals, didn’t you? Well, what are they? A stable income? More money? A happy family? More time with your family? Your […]
29 Great Quotes that All Real Estate Sales Professionals Should Memorize
How long do parents give their babies to learn to walk? One week? One month? One year? Most of the time, parents give their children however long the child needs in order to succeed. In the same way, you need to give yourself and those around you permission to keep trying until you succeed. We […]